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SB 2007

AN ACT relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for

Senate Bill • Hagenbuch
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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for

Subject Areas

Vehicles & Traffic--General TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions Military & Veterans MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration

Bill Text

relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for
registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 502.013 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.013.  VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF MILITARY STATUS BY
REGISTRATION APPLICANT.  (a)  When a person registers or renews the
registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the department
shall provide the person with the option to indicate whether the
person is a member of the United States armed forces.
(b)  If a person indicates under Subsection (a) that the
person is a member of the United States armed forces, the department
shall include the person's status as a member of the United States
(1)  in the department's vehicle registration records
for the vehicle described by Subsection (a); and
(2)  with any record information released by the
department relating to the department's vehicle registration
records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a), including a
report issued by the department for the vehicle.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for

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